Usage Score
5.7
Player Dossier
2013-2017Southern Miss
Rod Crayton
DL • 6'1" • 287 lbs • Dadeville, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rod Crayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Efficiency
18
Consistency
46.4
Season Value
22.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Scouting Read
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Rod Crayton, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Rod Crayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 6.5 primary output with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kentucky
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
18
Usage
5.7
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 1.5. Unknown: 1. UL Monroe: 1. North Texas: 1. UTEP: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. UAB: 0. Tennessee: 0. Rice: 1.5. Charlotte: 0.5. Marshall: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 5 by 35.8. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. UL Monroe: 3 by 22.5. North Texas: 4 by 26.7. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. Rice: 4 by 31.7. Charlotte: 2 by 13.3. Marshall: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kentucky
Best efficiency game
35.8 vs Kentucky
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Marshall | W 28-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Charlotte | W 66-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Rice | W 43-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Tennessee | L 10-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs UAB | L 12-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 34-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs UTEP | W 24-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs North Texas | L 28-43 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UL Monroe | W 28-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Kentucky | L 17-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0.5 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6.5 | 18 | 5.7 | 6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Kentucky
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Primary metric
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#2
Rice
1.5
Primary metric
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#3
North Texas
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.
#4
UL Monroe
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.9 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss
6.5 primary output · 18 efficiency · 5.7 usage
22.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Southern Miss
4.2
0.5 primary · 6.8 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8511
Dadeville · Dadeville, AL
- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
39
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.